Overview
- Sai Surbhi in Urmston posted CCTV stills online to warn other businesses and ask the public to help identify diners.
- Owners say the 30 August visit involved women and children leaving while two men tried five bank cards, made calls to transfer funds, then declared they had no way to pay.
- The bill totaled about £190, and the restaurant says it has waited 11 days without receiving the promised repayment.
- Staff say the group booked for four but eight arrived at the start of service and were accommodated.
- Co-owners Raman Kaur and Narinder Singh Athwa report a heavy financial impact on their small operation and note a similar recent incident at their Preston branch.